West Ham v Bristol City prediction

Championship · Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · London Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for West Ham v Bristol City, Championship on Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

West Ham host Bristol City in the Championship on Saturday 12 December (kick-off 15:00 UK).

The key numbers

West Ham have scored 37 goals, the most of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 15 games).

West Ham have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions. West Ham are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

12 of West Ham’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%). Both teams scored in 11 of West Ham’s last 15 results in all competitions (73%). At home, West Ham have three wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.43 points per game, scoring 2.71 and conceding 1.71. West Ham have conceded 23 goals, the 12th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 15 games).

Eight of Bristol City’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in eight of Bristol City’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, Bristol City have three wins, three draws and one defeat in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.71 points per game, scoring 1.71 and conceding 1.57. Bristol City have scored 16 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 15 games). Bristol City have conceded 24 goals, the ninth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

West Ham (ninth) and Bristol City (17th) are five points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have West Ham the stronger side, 159 rating points above Bristol City (West Ham 1518, Bristol City 1359, after at least 15 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 16 January 2024, finished Bristol City 1–0 West Ham.

Team news

Predicted West Ham XI (4-4-2): M. Hermansen, M. Kilman, K. Mavropanos, J. Veltman, Morato, J. Bowen, A. Engels, D. Mukasa, M. Solomon, J. Piroe, V. Castellanos — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Jarrod Bowen (6.5 per match over 18 appearances, nine goals and eight assists) and Konstantinos Mavropanos (4.7 per match over 15 appearances, five goals and one assist) have been West Ham’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for West Ham (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Jarrod Bowen averages 3.2 key passes per 90 over 1591 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances. Konstantinos Mavropanos averages 1.5 tackles per 90 over 1744 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Bristol City XI (4-2-3-1): B. Collins, G. Tanner, L. Eissat, C. Pring, L. McNally, J. Knight, R. Cardines, J. Williams, S. Twine, A. Randell, L. Tolaj — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Bradley Collins (4.3 per match over four appearances) and Scott Twine (4.1 per match over 13 appearances, five goals) have been Bristol City’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Bristol City (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Bradley Collins averages 3.0 saves per 90 over 360 minutes. Scott Twine averages 1.5 key passes per 90 over 847 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 12 Dec 2026 15:00 GMT · Championship · London Stadium
Head-to-head (last 2): West Ham 0 · draws 1 · Bristol City 1 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: West Ham 1W 1D 3L · Bristol City 1W 1D 3L

West Ham v Bristol City (Championship): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2.13 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.88 / 5

Corners

against 4.13 / 5.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

7.25 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 3.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 1.13

Cards

against 1.63 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	West Ham for / against	Line	Bristol City for / against
Goals scored	2.13 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.88 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	18.63 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.38 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	7.25 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.13 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.63 for · 8.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

West Ham

West Ham Goalkeeper

West Ham — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Hermansen	16	911449 min	311.9 /90	161 /90	00 /90
F. Herrick	2	90180 min	63 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90

West Ham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Hermansen n 8	90	1.5 3/2

West Ham Defensive

West Ham — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Kilman	18	911629 min	211.2 /90	100.6 /90	110.6 /90	985.4 /90	170.9 /90	50.3 /90
K. Mavropanos	15	871307 min	231.6 /90	191.3 /90	60.4 /90	886.1 /90	110.8 /90	30.2 /90
K. Walker-Peters	13	68887 min	171.7 /90	70.7 /90	60.6 /90	404.1 /90	141.4 /90	10.1 /90
J. Veltman	12	61728 min	192.3 /90	91.1 /90	40.5 /90	435.3 /90	60.7 /90	20.2 /90
Morato	9	72645 min	202.8 /90	71 /90	20.3 /90	324.5 /90	91.3 /90	20.3 /90
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West Ham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Kilman n 8	90	1.5 8/2	1.1 6/2	—
J. Bowen n 8	90	0.4 3/0	1.6 7/5	—
M. Solomon n 8	61.6	0.7 2/2	1.1 4/2	—
V. Castellanos n 8	52.4	1.1 3/1	0.4 2/0	—
M. Hermansen n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
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West Ham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Kilman n 8	90	1.1 7/1
J. Bowen n 8	90	0.5 3/1
M. Solomon n 8	61.6	0.5 3/0
V. Castellanos n 8	52.4	0.9 2/2
A. Engels n 8	87	2.1 7/4
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West Ham Attacking

West Ham — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
V. Castellanos	17	601022 min	40.4 /90	40.4 /90	353.1 /90	171.5 /90	181.6 /90	50.4 /90
J. Piroe	14	54750 min	40.5 /90	20.2 /90	232.8 /90	121.4 /90	81 /90	20.2 /90
Pablo	11	61671 min	20.3 /90	20.3 /90	141.9 /90	70.9 /90	81.1 /90	50.7 /90
Edvin Austbø	9	42377 min	10.2 /90	10.2 /90	92.1 /90	51.2 /90	41 /90	51.2 /90
J. Ajala	2	55110 min	21.6 /90	00 /90	32.5 /90	21.6 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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West Ham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Kilman n 8	90	1.1 5/3	0.4 3/0
J. Bowen n 8	90	2.6 8/6	1.4 7/3
M. Solomon n 8	61.6	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
V. Castellanos n 8	52.4	3 7/5	1.7 4/4
M. Hermansen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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West Ham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Ham before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Kilman n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Bowen n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.5 2/2
M. Solomon n 8	61.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
V. Castellanos n 8	52.4	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
M. Hermansen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Bristol City

Bristol City Goalkeeper

Bristol City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
S. Tickle	12	901085 min	201.7 /90	161.3 /90	00 /90
B. Collins	4	90360 min	123 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Tickle n 8	90	1.6 4/2
B. Collins n 4	90	3 3/2

Bristol City Defensive

Bristol City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Rio Cardines	15	771149 min	252 /90	110.9 /90	10.1 /90	544.2 /90	50.4 /90	10.1 /90
G. Tanner	14	781098 min	211.7 /90	141.1 /90	70.6 /90	554.5 /90	60.5 /90	00 /90
Lisav Naif Eissat	13	881141 min	181.4 /90	110.9 /90	50.4 /90	675.3 /90	171.3 /90	20.2 /90
C. Pring	13	65840 min	252.7 /90	80.9 /90	30.3 /90	505.4 /90	101.1 /90	10.1 /90
R. Dickie	9	89801 min	91 /90	80.9 /90	80.9 /90	687.6 /90	101.1 /90	10.1 /90
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Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Knight n 8	82.5	1.9 7/6	1.1 5/2	—
D. Ballard n 8	67.4	1.3 4/3	1 4/2	—
Rio Cardines n 8	73.4	0.5 3/0	0.5 2/1	—
G. Tanner n 8	82.5	0.1 1/0	0.7 4/1	—
Y. Hirakawa n 8	59.3	0.6 3/0	1.3 6/1	—
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Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Knight n 8	82.5	1.1 4/2
D. Ballard n 8	67.4	1.2 5/2
Rio Cardines n 8	73.4	1.8 5/4
G. Tanner n 8	82.5	2.3 5/5
Y. Hirakawa n 8	59.3	1.9 6/3
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Bristol City Attacking

Bristol City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Ballard	16	51821 min	40.4 /90	00 /90	262.9 /90	111.2 /90	101.1 /90	91 /90
L. Tolaj	13	70912 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	282.8 /90	101 /90	101 /90	40.4 /90
E. Adebayo	3	2576 min	00 /90	00 /90	22.4 /90	11.2 /90	33.6 /90	00 /90
L. Tolaj	2	79158 min	10.6 /90	10.6 /90	63.4 /90	31.7 /90	10.6 /90	10.6 /90
E. Riis	2	2652 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.7 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Knight n 8	82.5	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
D. Ballard n 8	67.4	2.3 8/4	1.2 5/2
Rio Cardines n 8	73.4	0.8 5/0	0.2 1/0
G. Tanner n 8	82.5	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
Y. Hirakawa n 8	59.3	1.5 7/1	1.1 5/1
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Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bristol City before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Knight n 8	82.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
D. Ballard n 8	67.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Rio Cardines n 8	73.4	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
G. Tanner n 8	82.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
Y. Hirakawa n 8	59.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind West Ham v Bristol City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

West HamWLLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Bristol CityLDWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

West Ham 0 · 1 draw · Bristol City 1 · 1.5 goals/game

2024-01-16 Bristol City 1–0 West Ham
2024-01-07 West Ham 1–1 Bristol City

League standing · 2026/27

West Ham#9 pos23 pts15 pl+14 GD

Bristol City#17 pos18 pts15 pl-8 GD

Goals per game

West Ham scored2.47

Bristol City scored1.07

West Ham conceded1.53

Bristol City conceded1.6

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What is the head-to-head record between West Ham and Bristol City?: In their last 2 meetings, West Ham won 0, Bristol City won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
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